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Monday, March 4, 2013

Review: China Glaze Ombre Sets

Happy Monday y'all!! I hope y'all had a fabulous weekend and are all rested up to take on the week. Be sure to check my facebook page later today, I hope to have a bunch of giveaways for you! (There's already one on there!)

Today I have the new China Glaze Ombre sets for you:

These are kits put together for you by China Glaze to do Ombre or gradient nails. The kits include 4 full size polishes and 10 sponges and come in 3 different sets: Grape Expectations (purple) pictured above, Wait Teal You See (more turquoise than teal) and Sweet Sensations (pink). The kits are on sale right now at Sally's Beauty Supply for $12.99. Even though I have almost 400 bottles of polish and purple is my favorite color, I didn't own any of these polishes. And one was a huge lemming for me, so I had to get it. Besides, at $12.99, it was a great deal for four full China Glaze polishes (China Glaze retails for $6.59 at Sally's).

And, according to the package, it contains 10 sponges, though mine only had 9:

But that was ok, I didn't even try them, I just used make-up sponges, I like them better.

So here are my ombre nails:

(Please ignore the bubbles, they are from my top coat)

So, what's my bottom line? Two thumbs up, lol. It really is a great value and the polishes are gorgeous. If you don't have a lot of polish but want to try the ombre/gradient look this is a fabulous way to do it. As for the 10 (or in my case 9) sponges, remember the cheap make-up wedges work perfectly so you don't need to worry when you run out of them. The instructions were clearly printed on the box. The only thing I would change is instead of painting the polish on a plate or paper, just paint it directly onto the sponge. They will blend just as well on your nail and it saves you a step.

I hope y'all find this helpful and I will see you soon! Until then, Happy Polishing!!